General

  • Target

    Celex cracked.exe(1).bin

  • Size

    15.9MB

  • Sample

    241028-xx8spasrek

  • MD5

    6b7e153aef00b59662756d085c82e757

  • SHA1

    ba42614c6377a35ae6037e52f726da1e488c3880

  • SHA256

    f9db7373af72d963cf924019ff3716eb96b8d6d95062a563820d45a6b64e6a94

  • SHA512

    bc786c71fcb0ba2d7e5d6b0a2345af3fdfce1bbb7f000c4c6a8e62f40935c20f68ae7cf6337c8921a76b2c3595fac4c5d30ebc639231239f54895f5e4c867b51

  • SSDEEP

    393216:PBM8GtN0UyJ25TWm09KGzYiLijWEjveWgCVLyPbmvg:PmNU2KEjWEX/Oiv

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      Celex cracked.exe(1).bin

    • Size

      15.9MB

    • MD5

      6b7e153aef00b59662756d085c82e757

    • SHA1

      ba42614c6377a35ae6037e52f726da1e488c3880

    • SHA256

      f9db7373af72d963cf924019ff3716eb96b8d6d95062a563820d45a6b64e6a94

    • SHA512

      bc786c71fcb0ba2d7e5d6b0a2345af3fdfce1bbb7f000c4c6a8e62f40935c20f68ae7cf6337c8921a76b2c3595fac4c5d30ebc639231239f54895f5e4c867b51

    • SSDEEP

      393216:PBM8GtN0UyJ25TWm09KGzYiLijWEjveWgCVLyPbmvg:PmNU2KEjWEX/Oiv

    • Exela Stealer

      Exela Stealer is an open source stealer originally written in .NET and later transitioned to Python that was first observed in August 2023.

    • Exelastealer family

    • Grants admin privileges

      Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

      BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Clipboard Data

      Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.

    • Deletes itself

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Themida packer

      Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Network Service Discovery

      Attempt to gather information on host's network.

    • Obfuscated Files or Information: Command Obfuscation

      Adversaries may obfuscate content during command execution to impede detection.

    • Enumerates processes with tasklist

    • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

    • UPX packed file

      Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks